GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| predilection | an established preference for something |